Largest Cities in Algeria # [28], Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write, The following demographic statistics are from the 2018 CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[4]. Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100, Elderly dependency ratio Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100, Total dependency ratio Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios. In 1962, after a bloody independence struggle in which hundreds of thousands (estimates range between 350,000 and 1,500,000) died (mostly Algerians but also French and Pieds-Noirs) during fighting between the French Army and the Algerian Front de Libération Nationale, Algeria gained its independence, with Algiers as its capital. This complex will include several retail zones, meeting places, and residential zones composed of apartments and villas with views of the sea.[33]. This Neolithic origin was later confirmed by Myles et al. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5,000,000. Fearing an eventual win by the Islamists, the army canceled the election process, setting off a civil war between the State and armed religious conservatives which would last for a decade. Villa Abd-el-Hair, with the top of the Garden of test, one of the old residences of the dey, where until 1962, were placed the artists prizes winner of. The present city was founded in 944 by Bologhine ibn Ziri, the founder of the Berber Zirid–Sanhaja dynasty. Nowadays, Algerian artists are back in the villa's studios. The interior resembles that of the Grand Mosque. This is an increase of 1.92 % (813,298 people) compared to population of 42,403,416 the year before. A Hewlett Packard office for French-speaking countries in Africa is in Algiers.[34]. Other indicators visualized on maps: (In English only, for now) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) In 1510, following their occupation of Oran and other towns on the coast of Africa, the Spaniards fortified the islet of Peñon[7] and imposed a levy intended to suppress corsair activity.[9]. There still remain a minaret and some marble arches and columns. Another project relates to technological implantation of a campus in Sidi Abdellah, 25 km (16 mi) south-east from Algiers. The tourism of Algiers is growing but is not as developed as that of the larger cities in Morocco or Tunisia. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145[3] and in 2011 was estimated to be around 3,500,000. Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country. The project of the bay of Algiers will also comprise six small islands, of which four of round form, connected to each other by bridges and marinas and will include tourist and residential complexes. The city has the highest cost of living of any city in North Africa, as well as the 50th highest worldwide, as of March 2007, having gained one position compared to the previous year.[32]. The city is also equipped with important hotel complexes such as the hotel Hilton, El-Aurassi or El Djazair.
Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population. [28], Algiers was a walled city from the time of the deys until the close of the 19th century. Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). For other uses, see, "Algerine" redirects here. Although his Zirid dynasty was overthrown by Roger II of Sicily in 1148, the Zirids had already lost control of Algiers to their cousins the Hammadids in 1014. In recent decades the government has reinforced the study of French and TV programs have reinforced use of the language. The Jewish community of Algeria, which once constituted 2% of the total population, has substantially decreased due to emigration, mostly to France and Israel. The demonstrators were repressed by the authorities (more than 300 dead), but the movement constituted a turning point in the political history of modern Algeria. A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population. Youth Dependency Ratio Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64. In 1991, a political entity dominated by religious conservatives called the Islamic Salvation Front engaged in a political test of wills with the authorities.
Population Pyramids: Algeria - 2019.
[11][12] This work describes in detail the city, the behavior of its inhabitants, and its military defenses, with the unsuccessful hope of facilitating an attack by Spain so as to end the piracy. The Population of Algeria (1950 - 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019. ", Lycée International Alexandre-Dumas d'Alger, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of twin towns and sister cities in Algeria, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, "Population of the city proper according to the 2008 census", "Notre Dame d'Afrique and Carmelite Convent, Algiers, Algeria", "European Chill Moves West, 122 Die in Ukraine", "World Weather Information Service–Algiers", "Fountain in Mosque of El Kebir, Algiers, Algeria", "MERCER Human Resources Consulting – Moscow tops Mercer's cost of living list; London is close behind", Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, "Sherlock, banque d'information de la Ville de Montréal", "Acordos de Geminação, de Cooperação e/ou Amizade da Cidade de Lisboa", "Toponymie et Onomastique Libyques: L'Apport de l'Écriture Punique/Néopunique", An unrecognised or partially-recognised nation, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Algiers&oldid=985558689, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Algeria, Populated places established in the 10th century, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Articles with French-language sources (fr), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Catalan-language text, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Articles with self-published sources from February 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2008, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2008, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles to be expanded from January 2017, Articles needing additional references from June 2015, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Roman cemeteries existed near Bab-el-Oued and Bab Azoun. Algeria is currently growing at a rate of 1.85% per year, a rate that adds over 800,000 people to the population every year. Modest numbers of Algerian students study abroad, primarily in France and French-speaking Canada. Notes. Algeria emerged as a bilingual state after 1962. The city has a number of professional clubs in the variety of sports, which have won national and international titles. [19], There were an estimated 10,000 Christians in Algeria in 2008. Population de l'Algérie (1951 - 2020) 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 0 10,000,000 20,000,000 30,000,000 40,000,000 50,000,000 Population L'histoire de la population de l'Algérie Toutes les données de ce tableau sont données pour le 1er janvier de l'année correspondante. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The precipitation is higher than in most of coastal Mediterranean Spain, and similar to most of coastal Mediterranean France, as opposed to the interior North African semi-arid or arid climate. Census of 25 June 1998: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). According to the UNDP, Algeria has one of the world's highest per housing unit occupancy rates for housing, and government officials have publicly stated that the country has an immediate shortfall of 1.5 million housing units. In October 1541 in the Algiers expedition, the King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sought to capture the city, but a storm destroyed a great number of his ships, and his army of some 30,000, chiefly made up of Spaniards, was defeated by the Algerians under their Pasha, Hassan.[7]. Education is free and compulsory to age 16. [12][13] The ethnic Berbers are divided into many groups with varying languages. Formally part of the Ottoman Empire but essentially free from Ottoman control, starting in the 16th century Algiers turned to piracy and ransoming. A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants. A small Phoenician colony on Algiers's former islands was established and taken over by the Carthaginians sometime before the 3rd century BC. While significantly greater during the French colonial years, a mostly foreign Roman Catholic community still exists, as do some Protestants.
The church also contains a solid silver statue of the archangel Michael, belonging to the confraternity of Neapolitan fishermen.[7]. Villa Abd-el-Tif, former residence of the dey, was used during the French period, to accommodate French artists, chiefly painters, and winners of the Abd-el-Tif prize, among whom Maurice Boitel, for a while of two years. [19] As of 2008[update], it is speculated that the attack was carried out by the Al Qaida cell within the city.[20]. In 2008, 11.2 million Algerians could read and write in French.
Currently, 24,182,736 Algerians live in urban areas, and about 1.5 millions nomads live in the Saharan area. The presence of a large diplomatic community in Algiers prompted the creation of multiple international educational institutions. The principal entrance, reached by a flight of 23 steps, is ornamented with a portico supported by four black-veined marble columns. The main building in the Kasbah was begun in 1516 on the site of an older building, and served as the palace of the deys until the French conquest.